Bramblewood Day Nursery

Inspection of Bramblewood Day Nursery 44 Alexandra Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9AZ

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are happy in this friendly, welcoming nursery. They safely move around the rooms and outside, choosing what they want to play with from a wide range of toys and resources. Babies giggle and smile as they make noises, banging toys together. Staff encourage them to repeat the actions to popular nursery rhymes and shake musical instruments. Toddlers snuggle close to staff and listen to a story about parts of their body. Staff encourage them to find their body parts and toddlers know they have two eyes and one nose.

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The provision is good

Children have a positive attitude to their learning. Pre-school children are eager to play outside. They thoroughly enjoy playing with bubbles. Staff support children to blow bubbles and compare the sizes as the bubbles glide up into the sky. Children learn to squeeze spray bottles and use their finger and thumb. They scream with delight as the water spurts out and hits the wall. This helps to strengthen the small muscles in their hands which they will eventually need in order to use zips and hold a crayon to draw.

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need to do better?

n The manager has taken action to improve the quality of education since the last inspection. She now implements a curriculum covering all areas of learning and considers children's interests. She also checks staff's performance to ensure that they understand how to promote children's learning and development. n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language well. They work with other professionals such as speech and language therapists. They use visual aids to support children to communicate, where problems are identified. n Overall, staff promote children's speaking skills. They give babies a running commentary of what they are doing to help them to understand words. Staff speak clearly and begin to hold conversations with toddlers. For pre-school children, staff generally ask thoughtful questions to extend their learning.

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need to do better?

However, some staff do not give children enough time to respond to questions. This means children do not always have time to develop their speaking and express their own ideas as well as they could. n Staff interact with children and provide challenging activities. For example, they create a dinosaur world for toddlers. The toddlers make dinosaur footprints in the sand and stomp around the room, pretending to be dinosaurs. This helps to promote their physical development and imagination. However, at times, for pre- school children, the implementation of group activities is not successful. The activities are lengthy and do not consider the children's individual needs. As a result, some children lose focus and become disinterested. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents appreciate the guidance the

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5 August 2022 manager and her staff team offer. Parents say that communication is one of the main strengths of the nursery. Staff inform parents about their child's learning and what they are doing, which helps parents to encourage their child's learning at home. n Staff find out about the experiences children have at home. They create opportunities to broaden their knowledge. For example, they take children to the local market to purchase fruit and vegetables. They also visit the library to encourage children to choose books and promote their love of stories. n Staff encourage good behaviour. Children learn to take turns and to share. For example, pre-school children play with a toy shop. They take turns to be the shopkeepers. They count out the money together and decide how much they need. They help each other to put the food in the basket and say, 'thank you for shopping'. n Staff support children's self-help skills. For instance, they encourage younger

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children to use their cutlery and older children to self-serve their lunches. Children learn about the importance of good personal hygiene. They wash their hands after coming in from the outside area and before eating.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a secure knowledge of how to safeguard children. They know the possible signs of abuse and they are clear about the procedures they must follow in the event of a concern. The manager has robust recruitment procedures in place to help ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Daily checks are made of the premises and resources. This helps to ensure the environment is safe for children to play in. Staff support children to keep themselves safe. Older children know why they must not run in the nursery. Staff supervise children closely.

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should:

n give children more time to consider their responses to questions to help them develop their speaking skills and express their own ideas more effectively n review the implementation of group times in the pre-school room to maximise the learning opportunities for every child.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2510097 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10206946 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 41 Number of children on roll 92 Name of registered person Bramble Wood Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07368499635 Date of previous inspection 11 August 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Bramblewood Day Nursery, located in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, registered in 2019. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, one has a degree in educational studies and 10 hold early years qualifications at level 4, 3 and 2, and one is an apprentice. The nursery is open from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and a week at Christmas. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector completed a learning walk with the manager and deputy manager. They discussed how they organise and implement the curriculum. n The deputy manager took part in a joint observation with the inspector. The inspector considered the quality of education during activities and the impact this had on children's learning. n The children spoke with the inspector and invited her into their play at appropriate times throughout the inspection. The inspector observed interactions and the conversations between the staff and the children and considered the impact these have on children's learning. n The parents spoke to the inspector on the telephone so she could take their

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views into account. n The inspector had a discussion with the manager and deputy manager about staff's training and how they evaluate their practice. n The manager showed the inspector the relevant documentation and evidence of staff's suitability.

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We carried out this inspection under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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